OK, what is with German middle-aged women? The all get the same spiky, wash-and-wear haircut- often dyed an eggplant color. It is like once you hit 40 you have to join the club.

Other ideas for posts: what is up with Germans and scarves? No German will leave the house with his neck uncovered.

If it isn’t an older blog post already, what are some pitfalls of English speaking people using German? Two I have to remember are- only people can be nice (You cannot have “a nice cup of tea” in German.) and that “you” always means an individual. We Americans tend to avoid using “one” as a non-specific pronoun. We would say “You should not smoke in public.” not “One should not smoke in public.” In German, it must be “Man sollte sich nicht in der Öffentlichkeit rauchen.”
What are some other thing that you have noticed that people who speak English consistently get wrong?